MALAWI (Eco Media) — Lilongwe has become the first African capital city to back the call for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. It is one of two Malawian cities, alongside Mzuzu, that have now endorsed the proposal. The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative is a global movement aimed at accelerating the Read more…
Seth Kofi Debrah, University of Ghana Ghana is considering bids from five companies for the construction of what would be its first nuclear power plant. The companies are: France’s EDF, US-based NuScale Power and Regnum Technology Group; China National Nuclear Corporation; South Korea’s Kepco and its subsidiary Korea Hydro Nuclear Read more…
The Africa Energy Bank (AEB) is set to commence operations later this year after the African Petroleum Producers’ Organization (APPO), an African intergovernmental organization, selected Nigeria to host the headquarters of the newly established bank. The hydrocarbons-focused bank, a partnership between the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and APPO, aims to Read more…
Image: Biddiboo | Getty Images By: Ibrahim Khalilulahi Usman Climate activists and open knowledge experts in the Global South and Global North have begun a partnership to seek more ‘openness’ in climate change negotiations. The coalition ‘OPEN GOES COP’ includes organisations and individuals advocating for openness in the context Read more…
PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI | NMG Malawi — Associations of tea producers in Africa and Asia have called for a collaborative effort in the global tea industry to embrace climate-resilient production methods in tea-growing countries to sustain the sector’s development. They made this observation during a meeting on the Read more…
This year’s World Environment Day campaign focuses on land restoration, desertification and drought resilience under the slogan “Our land. Our future. We are #GenerationRestoration.” Drought and desertification are threatening essential ecosystems across the planet, including freshwater ecosystems and soil, the connective tissue that makes all life on Earth possible. Here is a Read more…
Image: Climate change is a health emergency. #Melbourneclimatestrike IMG_5218″ by John Englart (Takver) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. The World Health Organization (WHO), through its decision-making body, the World Health Assembly, has recognized climate change as an imminent threat to global health. The resolution, passed at its 77th Assembly, was overwhelmingly Read more…
Ghanata Senior High School has emerged winner of the maiden Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Ideathon Challenge on Air Pollution organised for Senior High Schools by the Breathe Accra Project. Bole SHS took the 1st runner-up position, whilst Twene-Amanfo SHS and the Ghana National College grabbed the second and third Read more…
Image Credit: Mwila women, Angola. Eric Lafforgue African Agroforestry experts are urging for the greater involvement of indigenous communities in addressing the numerous conservation challenges plaguing the region. For many years, indigenous groups have been excluded from decision-making processes that directly impact their lives and livelihoods. They face significant Read more…
Image Credit: @UNISNairobi The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has announced the cancellation of the Regional Climate Weeks because of a significant funding shortfall. This decision has raised concerns about the impact of global climate action and the disproportionate effect on indigenous and minority communities. However, it Read more…